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--- 10/01: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! The Apocalypse is Ahead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies -
--- 10/02: An Exorcism Is Urgently Required, But Poor Father Merrin Has Unexpectedly Retired! - Fanaticism (Religious) Horror -
--- 10/03: Gothic Castles, Manors, Mansions and Estates. Stay the Hell Out or Seal Your Inevitable Fate - HorrorEstate -
--- 10/04: Close Encounters of the Scared Shitless Kind - Extraterrestrial Horror -
--- 10/05: Gothic Melodrama with Wobbly Sets; Displease Barnabas & You'll Have Regrets - Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary -
--- 10/06: Copyright Expired. You're Next. - Public Domain Horrors -
--- 10/07: Goodbye Leatherface, Godfather of Gore, & The Tall Man. Boy, We'll Miss Your Chili, Blood Feasts, and Reanimated Slave-Dwarf Clan. - R.I.P. Gunnar Hansen / Herschell Gordon Lewis / Angus Scrimm -
--- 10/08: Bloody Tourists and Their Blatent Disregard For Other Cultures... Along Comes Karma Ripping Them Apart Like Bloodthirsty Vultures - Travel (Vacation) Horror Movies -
--- 10/09: Crazy, Psychotronic and Completely Insane! These Batshit Crazy Flicks Will Melt Your Brain! - Stranger Things -&- Unconventional Movie Monsters -
--- 10/10: Sharp, Shiny, Deadly and Almost Pristine... - Careful with that Axe, Eugene! -
--- 10/11: Sign Says "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here". Disregard and Die Forgotten in Solitary Fear. - Abandoned Places -
--- 10/12: Historical Significance Is of No Worry; These Time Periods Are Likely to Get Gory! - Period Piece Horror -
--- 10/13: Evil is Coming; It is Foretold. Ditch the Children, & Go Find Laurie Strode! - Babysitters, 2, 3 / Nannies / Governesses -
--- 10/14: Conspiracy Theorists with Mind-Altering Tin Foil Hats...Deadly Political Commentary with Romero-esque Slants - Conspiracy / Political Horrors -
--- 10/15: R.I.P. VCR: You're Now Belated; Your VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980's Video Companies Spotlight: Embassy Home Entertainment -
--- 10/16: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon -
--- 10/17: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter Four! - 1966 (Gold) Vs. 1991 (Silver): Beyond The Door -
--- 10/18: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... Tonight's Forecast Calls for 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! -
--- 10/19: Just When You Thought It Was Safe... - JawsSploitation / Aquatic -
--- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires & Apocalyptic Horror -
--- 10/21: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers / Giallos / Serial Killers -
--- 10/22: Hexed Amulets, Gypsy Spells & Egyptian Curses...Heed Their Warnings or Bring On the Hearses! - Curses -
--- 10/23: Entomophobia to the Nth Degree. Multiply by 1,000, & Hear the Wailing of the Banshee! - Insects, Killer Animals and Giant Monsters -
--- 10/24: Itinerary of Hostel Intent; Railway of Unnerving Descent - The European Passport to Terror -
--- 10/25: Santa's Coming to Town. Fear Him. Or Yule Get Sleighed. - Christmas Horror -
--- 10/26: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet /Soft / Seances -
--- 10/27: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies -
--- 10/28: Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Mad Scientists Go Insane! - Frankenstein / Mad Doctor Films -
--- 10/29: Mass Marathon of the Damned Se7en - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Edition -
--- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell -
--- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience the Color Red! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror -


The 31 Film Subset Copy & Paste

--- 10/01: The Man with the Golden Doujinshi - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
--- 10/02: Darth Maher - The Exorcist III (1990)
--- 10/03: SterlingBen - The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
--- 10/04: pacaway - Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
--- 10/05: rbrown498 - House of Dark Shadows (1970)
--- 10/06: shellebelle - The Vampire Bat (1933)
--- 10/07: tarfrimmer - Phantasm (1979)
--- 10/08: PCBreakdown - Motel Hell (1980)
--- 10/09: Darkgod - Chopping Mall (1986)
--- 10/10: Undeadcow - Deathgasm (2015)
--- 10/11: Bladz - The Descent (2005)
--- 10/12: clckworang - Bone Tomahawk (2015)
--- 10/13: cwileyy - Bloody Birthday (1981)
--- 10/14: Chad - Green Room (2015)
--- 10/15: indiephantom - Death Ship (1980)
--- 10/16: WillieMLF - Howl (2015)
--- 10/17: Dick Laurent - The People Under the Stairs (1991)
--- 10/18: Mondo Kane - The Old Dark House (1932)
--- 10/19: orlmac - Jaws (1975)
--- 10/20: ntnon - Dracula (1979)
--- 10/21: arw6040 - Hush (2016)
--- 10/22: Doc Moonlight - The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
--- 10/23: SethDLH - Stung (2015)
--- 10/24: TheBigDave - Baskin (2015)
--- 10/25: DaveyJoe - Krampus (2015)
--- 10/26: ororama - Witchboard (1986)
--- 10/27: Gobear - Southbound (2015)
--- 10/28: shadokitty - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
--- 10/29: jacob_b - Goodnight Mommy (2014)
--- 10/30: CrazyMat - Satan's Blood (1978)
--- 10/31: Trevor - Halloween II (1981)


The Checklist Copy & Paste

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Select 10 actors:
--- Erin Brown -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Sybil Danning -
--- Andrew Divoff -
--- John Ireland -
--- Brion James -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Camille Keaton -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Bill Moseley -
--- Tom Noonan -
--- Felissa Rose -
--- Chris Sarandon -
--- Lin Shaye -
--- John Saxon -
--- Peter Stormare -
--- Julie Strain -
--- Emmanuelle Vaugier -
--- Dick Warlock -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Charles Bernstein -
--- Joseph Bishara -
--- Bruno Nicolai -
--- Christopher Young -

Select 5 directors:
--- Dan Curtis -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Terence Fisher -
--- Len Kabasinski -
--- Kiyoshi Kurosawa -
--- Herschell Gordon Lewis -
--- Juan Piquer Simón -
--- Kevin Tenney -
--- James Whale -
--- Jim Wynorski -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- John Carl Buechler -
--- Barney Burman -
--- Ed French -
--- Rosario Prestopino -

Select 2 producers:
--- Anthony Hinds -
--- Samuel M. Sherman -
--- Robert Tapert -
--- Twisted Pictures -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- The Pang Brothers: Danny & Oxide Chung -
--- Lou Rusoff -
--- Leigh Whannel -

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
--- Anthology Film -
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
--- Appears on Video Nasties List -
--- Based on a True Story -
--- Based on a Novel -
--- Cannibalism -
--- Cinema Inspired By: Richard Matheson -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Comedy / Spoof -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Axe -
--- Distributor / Studio: Severin Films -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein -
--- Ghost / Haunting -
--- Giallo -
--- K-Horror -
--- Killer / Evil Animal -
--- Killer / Evil Child -
--- Killer / Evil Doll -
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
--- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla -
--- Mummy -
--- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror
--- Nation of Origin: Japan -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- Recently Deceased Actor or Director -
--- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac -
--- Takes Place on a Holiday -
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
--- Three Installments in a Franchise -
--- Vampire -
--- Werewolf -
--- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious -
--- With Commentary -
--- With Two or More Horror Legends -
--- Zombie -

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -
--- Tim Lucas -

Watch films in at least three formats:
--- First format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Second format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Third format, (insert format), (insert title).

Watch films in at least three languages:
--- First language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Deborah (Dutch, Foreman, Lamb) -
--- Features music by Pino Donaggio -
--- Was made in the 1940s -
--- Features a killer kid -
--- Was written by Dardano Sacchetti -
--- Features a killer robot -
--- Has the words "Night" in the title -
--- Was directed by Christopher Smith -
--- Stars Paul Naschy -
--- Takes place at a retail establishment -

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
--- Unrated -
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL

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Old 09-04-16 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Undeadcow
Kuroneko was previously used for a Criterion Crossover pick in 2012 - are repeats cool given Criterions relatively small pool of horror or is that an oversight?

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-reviews...challenge.html
No, it's an oversight.

Originally Posted by orlmac
The Final Girls looks interesting for something new. Young Frankenstein and The Frighteners are both older but very good movies, with Young Frankenstein being an absolute classic, must-see if you haven't seen it before. I would vote for the Final Girls as I haven't seen it yet but would vote Frighteners second and Young Frankenstein third (because I have seen it so many times).
It's fantastic, IMO. And don't let the PG-13 rating deter you from this one, because it's more of a satire than outright slasher.

Originally Posted by rbrown498
Here're some unused Criterion crossover possibilities:

Antichrist
The Blob (1958)
Blood for Dracula (aka Andy Warhol's Dracula)
Corridors of Blood
Cronos
Diabolique
Empire of Passion
Equinox
Fiend Without a Face
Flesh for Frankenstein (aka Andy Warhol's Frankenstein)
The Haunted Strangler
Haxan (aka Witchcraft Through the Ages)
Island of Lost Souls
Jigoku
Kwaidan
The Living Skeleton
Onibaba
Peeping Tom
Scanners
Videodrome
White Dog


There are probably a few that I missed, but I think that we've got plenty to keep us busy without starting to repeat ourselves so soon.

Originally Posted by TheBigDave
Here's a few others:

Dressed to Kill (1980)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Vanishing (1988)

Here's a few that Criterion released on Laserdisc. These haven't been used yet:

King Kong (1933)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Carrie (1976)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Seven (1995)
Dead Ringers (1988)

Already used in a previously challenge:

Halloween (1978)
Wow. I could have sworn we've already done Equinox and Kwaidan, but apparently not. And no Videodrome?!

Originally Posted by TheBigDave
Maybe we can move the Frankenstein theme day to Oct 14th or 30th. And that can be the Subset movie. Just an idea.
That one's reserved for National Frankenstein Friday, which is the last Friday of October (10/28). It's not everyday a theme has its own holiday ...that most probably didn't realize even existed.
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Originally Posted by rbrown498
Of course, if everything goes to plan and we've got all the subset picks locked in by somewhere around the 16th, we'll all have two weeks to scour our local libraries, thrift stores, and yard sales for movies that we need. Generally, I prefer to use streaming as a last resort; I feel much more secure knowing that I've got a disc ready to pop in the player.
I'm the opposite. Most of my physical collection has been converted to digital. I already subscribe to a bunch of streaming services, and I'll probably add a few extras (Starz & Full Moon) to have more options. I don't mind renting/buying a digital version if I have to. But tracking down a disc is my last resort. I know I'm probably in the minority.
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I vote The Blob 58
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Never seen Corridors of Blood or Young Frankenstein so I vote both of them.
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Originally Posted by Darkgod
Never seen Corridors of Blood or Young Frankenstein so I vote both of them.
If it is Young Frankenstein, you're in for a treat.
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Criterion - The Blob

Comedy - Haunted Honeymoon (Since Gene Wilder wants people to watch more of his movies and not just the regular popular ones, like Young Frankenstein. I vote for his dying wish.)
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Originally Posted by rbrown498
It IS, however, showing on TCM on September 9th, 27th, and 29th, and on October 14th and 30th, if you've got a way to record and save it.

Also on TCM on September 20th, Scared Stiff, the Martin & Lewis remake of Bob Hope's The Ghost Breakers.
And remember that you don't have to watch a subset pick on the actual date to get credit.
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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
Criterion - The Blob

Comedy - Haunted Honeymoon (Since Gene Wilder wants people to watch more of his movies and not just the regular popular ones, like Young Frankenstein. I vote for his dying wish.)
Not to derail the thread, but one of my favorite Gene Wilder performances is in a little-seen film called Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx. It's an awful title, but a really lovely film. It's worth seeking out. Its director, Waris Hussein, later directed The Possession of Joel Delaney and a gazillion TV movies.

Okay, back to scary stuff!
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And remember that you don't have to watch a subset pick on the actual date to get credit.
Wait, what???? You don't need to watch a subset pick on the actual day to get credit for watching it and winning a prize??? I wish I knew this years ago. This will def change my viewing this year.
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2009 LIST | 2010 LIST | 2011 LIST | 2012 LIST | 2013 LIST | 2014 LIST | 2015 LIST

GOAL: To Sync 100% with the 31 Film Subset!


OBVIOUS ALERT: Some links don't contain a complete listing of all films from that specific theme and/or are outside the horror genre altogether.



DATE
THEME
EXAMPLES
Dawn of the Challenge Avant-garde, Niche, & Surreal Minus the Slick & Polished Mainstream Appeal
The Criterion Collection Crossover
Hausu, The Brood, Kwaidan, Antichrist, Eyes Without a Face, Kuroneko
Island of Lost Souls, Don't Look Now, Repulsion, Kuroneko, Onibaba
Saturday, October 1st Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! The Apocalypse is Ahead!
Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head!
Zombies, 2
(Night of the Living Dead was Released on This Day in 1968.)
Cooties, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, Zombeavers, Undead
Maggie, Dawn of the Dead, Plague of the Zombies, Dead of Night, Versus
The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue, Train to Busan, The Beyond
Sunday, October 2nd An Exorcism Is Urgently Required, But Poor Father Merrin Has Unexpectedly Retired!
Fanaticism (Religious) Horror, 2
The Exorcist III, The Unholy, The Taking of Deborah Logan, End of Days
Stigmata, Prince of Darkness, The Omen, Satan's Blood, The Devil's Rain
Monday, October 3rd Gothic Castles, Manors, Mansions and Estates
Stay the Hell Out or Seal Your Inevitable Fate

HorrorEstate (Today is World Architecture Day.)
House, Black Sunday, Castle Freak, Fascination, Castle of Blood, Vampyr
Spookies, House of the Long Shadows, The City of the Dead, Ghost Story
Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks, The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave
Tuesday, October 4th Close Encounters of the Scared Shitless Kind
Extraterrestrial Horror
(Sputnick 1 Was Launched On This Day in 1957.)
Under the Skin, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Faculty, Creature
Lifeforce, The Hidden, Evils of the Night, Moontrap, Not of this Earth
Wednesday, October 5th Gothic Melodrama with Wobbly Sets; Displease Barnabas & You'll Have Regrets
Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary (Today is Nancy Barrett's Birthday.)
Night of Dark Shadows, Daughters of Darkness, Race with the Devil
Suspiria, Blood Bath, Seizure!, The Possession of Joel Delaney, Ruby
Thursday, October 6th Copyright Expired. You're Next. Public Domain Horrors Nosferatu, Night Train to Terror, Terror Train, Freaks, The Manster
Friday, October 7th Goodbye Leatherface. Farewell The Tall Man.
Boy, We'll Sure Miss Your Chili and Your Reanimated Slave-Dwarf Clan.

R.I.P. Gunnar Hansen -&- R.I.P. Angus Scrimm (Phantasm: Ravager Releases Today.)
Phantasm, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, John Dies at the End, Mosquito
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Subspecies, Wishmaster, I Sell the Dead
The Demon Lover, Mindwarp, Won Ton Baby!, Sweet Kill, Hellblock 13
Saturday, October 8th Bloody Tourists and Their Blatent Disregard For Other Cultures
Along Comes Karma Ripping Them Apart Like Bloodthirsty Vultures

Travel (Vacation) Horror Movies
Wrong Turn, The Hills Have Eyes, As Above, So Below, The Shrine
The Descent, Tourist Trap, No Vacancy, Wolf Creek, Duel, Cold Prey
Who Can Kill a Child?, Motel Hell, Road Games, Long Weekend, Turistas
Sunday, October 9th Crazy, Psychotronic and Completely Insane!
These Batshit Crazy Flicks Will Melt Your Brain!

Stranger Things -&- Unconventional Movie Monsters (Today is Curious Events Day.)
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats, Microwave Massacre, Chopping Mall
Mystics in Bali, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Rabid Grannies, Rubber
Blades, The Refrigerator, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead
Monday, October 10th Sharp, Shiny, Deadly and Almost Pristine...
Careful with that Axe, Eugene! (Today is World Mental Health Day.)
The Shining, Axe, The Burning, Pieces, Hatchet, In the Mouth of Madness
Night of the Creeps, Tenebre, Train, Silent Rage, Madman, StageFright
Tuesday, October 11th Sign Says "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here"
Disregard and Die Forgotten in Solitary Fear

Abandoned Places, 2, 3, 4 (Today is Face Your Fears Day.)
Sinister 2, Only Lovers Left Alive, Grave Encounters, Silent Hill, Stranded
The House by the Cemetery, Session 9, Southbound, The Abandoned
The Last Man on Earth, Stake Land, Raw Meat, Jennifer's Body
Wednesday, October 12th Historical Significance Is of No Worry; These Time Periods Are Likely to Get Gory!
Period Piece Horror
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge, Interview with the Vampire
Waxwork II: Lost in Time, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Thursday, October 13th Evil is Coming; It is Foretold. Ditch the Children, & Go Find Laurie Strode!
Babysitters, 2, 3 / Nannies / Governesses (Today Used to Be Babysitter's Training Day.)
The House of the Devil, The Guardian, Wes Craven's New Nightmare
The Gate, The Boy, When a Stranger Calls, The Oracle, Cathy's Curse
Friday, October 14th Conspiracy Theorists with Mind-Altering Tin Foil Hats...
Deadly Political Commentary with Romero-esque Slants

Conspiracy / Political Horrors
The Wicker Man, Odd Thomas, Dawn of the Dead, Jacob's Ladder
Videodrome, The Conspiracy, Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay, They Live
The Host, The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, Suicide Club, Coma
Saturday, October 15th R.I.P. VCR: You're Now Belated; Your VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated!
1980's Video Companies Spotlight: Embassy Home Entertainment
, 2
VIDEOTRON 9000 SAYS SUPPORT International Independent Video Store Day; It's Today!
The Slumber Part Massacre, Galaxy of Terror, Scanners, Psychic Killer
Magic, The Brood, The Video Dead, Blood Link, Children of the Corn
Humongous, The Pit, Screamers, Rituals, Amityville II: The Possession
Sunday, October 16th Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse!
Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon
Late Phases: Night of the Lone Wolf, The Howling, Dog Soldiers, Howl
Wolf Cop, Creepozoids, The Last Exit, Bad Moon, Wolf, Black Sheep
Monday, October 17th Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter Four!
1966 (Gold) Vs. 1991 (Silver): Beyond The Door
Dracula: Prince of Darkness, The Witches, The People Under the Stairs
Popcorn, Shock 'Em Dead, Incubus, The Diabolical Dr. Z, Shatterbrain
Tuesday, October 18th It Was a Dark and Stormy Night..., 2
Tonight's Forecast Calls for 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright!
The Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, Squirm, At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
The Mist, Burn, Witch, Burn, The Return of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later
Wednesday, October 19th Just When You Thought It Was Safe... JawsSploitation / Aquatic Piranha, Alligator, Grizzly, Great White, The Shallows, Blood Beach
Thursday, October 20th Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza!
Vampires & Apocalyptic Horror, 2
What We Do in the Shadows, Byzantium, Vampyre, Daybreakers, Dracula
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Only Lovers Left Alive, Blacula
Friday, October 21st It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! Slashers, 2, 3 / Giallos, 2, 3, 4 / Serial Killers, 2 Intruder, Death Walks on High Heels, Delusion, The Killer Likes Candy
Saturday, October 22nd Hexed Amulets, Gypsy Spells & Egyptian Curses...
Heed Their Warnings or Bring On the Hearses!
Curses
The Curse, It Follows, It, Ringu, Drag Me to Hell, John Carpenter's The Fog
The Kiss, Kuroneko, Cat People, The Witch Who Came from the Sea
Sunday, October 23rd Entomophobia to the Nth Degree. Multiply by 1,000, & Hear the Wailing of the Banshee!
Insects, Killer Animals and Giant Monsters (Today is World Edible Insect Day.)
Phenomena, Phase IV, Slugs, Slither, Squirm, Rats: Night of Terror, Ben
Mosquito, Stung, Deadly Eyes, Razorback, Tarantula, The Deadly Spawn
Monday, October 24th Itinerary of Hostel Intent. Railway of Unnerving Descent. Airport Security of Hellish Torment.
The European Passport to Terror - France, 2, 3 / Italy, 2 / Netherlands / Norway /
Sweden / Great Britain / Spain / Russia / Austria / Belgium / Czech Republic /
Denmark / Finland / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Luxembourg /
Poland / Portugal / Romania / Turkey / BFI's Euro 100
Today is United Nations Day.
Haute Tension, Cannibal Holocaust, Tenebrae, Planet of the Vampires
Irreversible, Amsterdamned, The Lift, Rare Exports, Hour of the Wolf
Baskin, Horrors Of The Black Museum, The Hand, [REC 4]: Apocalypse
Vampyros Lesbos, Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment, Viy, Calvaire, Ghoul
Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment, Wake Wood, Curse of the Devi
Tuesday, October 25th Santa's Coming to Town. Fear Him. Or Yule Get Sleighed.
Christmas Horror, 2
A Christmas Horror Story, Krampus, Christmas Evil, Gremlins, P2, Elves
Black Christmas, Saint, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Rare Exports, ATM
Wednesday, October 26th Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights.
Summoning the Dead by Candlelight.
Supernatural, 2, 3 / Quiet/Soft / Seances
The Conjuring 2, The Changeling, Lights Out, Alucarda, The Babadook
Noroi: The Curse, The House of the Devil, The Devil's Backbone
Thursday, October 27th Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies, 2, 3, 4 Tales from the Crypt, Nightmares, The Monster Club, Screamtime
Friday, October 28th Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Mad Scientists Go Insane!
Frankenstein / Mad Doctor Films, 2 (Today is National Frankenstein Friday.)
Frankenstein Created Woman, Flesh for Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein
Bride of Re-Animator, The Bride, Frankenhooker, Frankenstein Unbound
Saturday, October 29th Mass Marathon of the Damned Se7en - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Edition
Winner's Master List / By Year with Nominees / Ballots with All Nominees
1. Brew Some Coffee. 2. Abandon Sleep. 3. Watch Whatever. 4. Survive.
Only One Film From Today's Theme Required to Complete It.
Sunday, October 30th Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell!
Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell
Through the Looking Glass, Here Comes the Devil, The Frighteners
Mark of the Witch, The Evil, Nightdreams, Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
Monday, October 31st Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience the Color Red!
All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest
/ Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror
Tales of Halloween, Lady in White, Idle Hands, Trick r' Treat, Hellions
Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Gravy, Night of the Demons, Jack-O
Tuesday, November 1st Comedy Plus Tragedy Equals Hilariously Horrific Death
Horror Comedies Crossover, 2
Rubber, Zombieland, Tusk, The Voices, The Burbs, John Dies at the End
Arachnophobia, Night of the Living Deb, Deathgasm, Freaks of Nature
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Spoiler:
--- 10/01: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! The Apocalypse is Ahead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies -
--- 10/02: An Exorcism Is Urgently Required, But Poor Father Merrin Has Unexpectedly Retired! - Fanaticism (Religious) Horror -
--- 10/03: Gothic Castles, Manors, Mansions and Estates. Stay the Hell Out or Seal Your Inevitable Fate - HorrorEstate -
--- 10/04: Close Encounters of the Scared Shitless Kind - Extraterrestrial Horror -
--- 10/05: Gothic Melodrama with Wobbly Sets; Displease Barnabas & You'll Have Regrets - Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary -
--- 10/06: Copyright Expired. You're Next. - Public Domain Horrors -
--- 10/07: Goodbye Leatherface. Farewell The Tall Man. Boy, We'll Sure Miss Your Chili and Your Reanimated Slave-Dwarf Clan. - R.I.P. Gunnar Hansen -&- R.I.P. Angus Scrimm -
--- 10/08: Bloody Tourists and Their Blatent Disregard For Other Cultures... Along Comes Karma Ripping Them Apart Like Bloodthirsty Vultures - Travel (Vacation) Horror Movies -
--- 10/09: Crazy, Psychotronic and Completely Insane! These Batshit Crazy Flicks Will Melt Your Brain! - Stranger Things -&- Unconventional Movie Monsters -
--- 10/10: Sharp, Shiny, Deadly and Almost Pristine... - Careful with that Axe, Eugene! -
--- 10/11: Sign Says "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here". Disregard and Die Forgotten in Solitary Fear. - Abandoned Places -
--- 10/12: Historical Significance Is of No Worry; These Time Periods Are Likely to Get Gory! - Period Piece Horror -
--- 10/13: Evil is Coming; It is Foretold. Ditch the Children, & Go Find Laurie Strode! - Babysitters, 2, 3 / Nannies / Governesses -
--- 10/14: Conspiracy Theorists with Mind-Altering Tin Foil Hats...Deadly Political Commentary with Romero-esque Slants - Conspiracy / Political Horrors -
--- 10/15: R.I.P. VCR: You're Now Belated; Your VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980's Video Companies Spotlight: Embassy Home Entertainment -
--- 10/16: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon -
--- 10/17: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter Four! - 1966 (Gold) Vs. 1991 (Silver): Beyond The Door -
--- 10/18: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... Tonight's Forecast Calls for 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! -
--- 10/19: Just When You Thought It Was Safe... - JawsSploitation / Aquatic -
--- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires & Apocalyptic Horror -
--- 10/21: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers / Giallos / Serial Killers -
--- 10/22: Hexed Amulets, Gypsy Spells & Egyptian Curses...Heed Their Warnings or Bring On the Hearses! - Curses -
--- 10/23: Entomophobia to the Nth Degree. Multiply by 1,000, & Hear the Wailing of the Banshee! - Insects, Killer Animals and Giant Monsters -
--- 10/24: Itinerary of Hostel Intent; Railway of Unnerving Descent - The European Passport to Terror -
--- 10/25: Santa's Coming to Town. Fear Him. Or Yule Get Sleighed. - Christmas Horror -
--- 10/26: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet /Soft / Seances -
--- 10/27: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies -
--- 10/28: Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Mad Scientists Go Insane! - Frankenstein / Mad Doctor Films -
--- 10/29: Mass Marathon of the Damned Se7en - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Edition -
--- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell -
--- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience the Color Red! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror -


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I vote Videodrome for Criterion
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Voting Videodrome for Criterion and The Final Girls for Comedy.

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Originally Posted by jacob_b
Wait, what???? You don't need to watch a subset pick on the actual day to get credit for watching it and winning a prize??? I wish I knew this years ago. This will def change my viewing this year.
I think it has always been that the themes must be watched on the day, but the actual subset film can be watched at any time during the month.
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Originally Posted by Undeadcow
With the recent release of several related blu-rays, Jim Wynorski might make a good checklist item for director (with 30 titles he might need to be combined).
His commentaries are also fantastic! Not sure if he was mentioned already for Masters of Commentary, but I tend to like those better than many of his actual movies (especially the rather dreadful recent material).

I think some people will really enjoy The Final Girls. I liked the concept and that there was an emotional payoff, but I think it's a travesty as any kind of homage to eighties slashers. Clearly the filmmakers didn't understand what made the genre work. It's like some millennials idea of what the decade was like and the PG-13 should never have happened.

On a sidenote, I really like Taissa Farmiga. People looking from some good horror TV will want to seek the serial killer series "Wicked City" where she costars with Jeremy Sisto and Erika Christensen. That was a fun watch and way more satisfying than you'd expect from a network TV series. It also captures the 80s with way more coolness. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4428124/?ref_=nv_sr_1

I've been away for a few days, so I need to catch up on the planning stages.
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Votes for Criterion Crossover:
Mulholland Dr.
Carrie (has that not been picked before? Classic and another one getting a new blu-ray soon)

Votes for Comedy Crossover:
Tremors - good call from whoever mentioned it. I need to watch it again and just picked up the blu-ray pack. Might dive into the sequels as well for the challenge. Who knows.
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For actor on the checklist Frank Welker, the voice of Fred Jones from Scooby Doo since 1969 (and the most consistent Scooby related actor, would include many Scooby Doo films and he has 19 other horror titles (Species, Monkey Shines, Gremlins 1-2, etc). May need to be combined if this is too animation heavy.
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ature,tv_movie
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Originally Posted by Chad

Feedback welcome.
It's confusing we have 2 horror threads and this stuff is getting crossposted between the two.
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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
It's confusing we have 2 horror threads and this stuff is getting crossposted between the two.
I think this thread is intended to be for preliminary subset/theme/etc setup discussion (so should stop in a few weeks) and the other thread the first general challenge discussion thread where people can comment on the ongoing challenge as it starts; there's just a temporarily overlap.

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It's been well over 25 years since I first saw Young Frankenstein, so that would be my pick for comedy crossover. I just realized that I have the Monsters and Madmen DVD set, so Corridors of Blood would work nicely for the Criterion crossover. I just picked up Carnival of Souls on blu and I'm looking forward to giving it a spin during the challenge.
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For the checklist it might be fun to have an item like ‘directed 1-2, or few, horror movies’ as a checklist item. That’d be very open ended and could emphasize emerging, indie, or less ‘mainstream’ film makers. Not sure if this would take away from point of checklist by seeming random or enhance it. The artistry of directors like Mario Bava is really cool, but one 'problem' with the checklist is that it tends to limit us to just mainstream or legendary contributors. What about an open ended item for the directors who even combined with others wouldn't make an appropriate checklist item?

For example - The Babadook is Jennifer Kent's only horror movie (she previously directed, for example, a sequel to Babe - the pig kid movie), The Neon Demon is a first horror film from acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Bronson, etc).

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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
It's confusing we have 2 horror threads and this stuff is getting crossposted between the two.

Originally Posted by Undeadcow
I think this thread is intended to be for preliminary subset/theme/etc setup discussion (so should stop in a few weeks) and the other thread the first general challenge discussion thread where people can comment on the ongoing challenge as it starts; there's just a temporarily overlap.
It's true this thread probably benefits me more than anymore else, but from my perspective it's a godsend. Honestly, just having everything optional posted here away from the distractions of unrelated discussion makes it 10 times easier to compile these lists compared to the way it was done in the past.

And yes, it will fade into obscurity (just like the feedback thread) when we're done.

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For the checklist it might be fun to have an item like ‘directed 1-2, or few, horror movies’ as a checklist item. That’d be very open ended and could emphasize emerging, indie, or less ‘mainstream’ film makers. Not sure if this would take away from point of checklist by seeming random or enhance it. The artistry of directors like Mario Bava is really cool, but one 'problem' with the checklist is that it tends to limit us to just mainstream or legendary contributors. What about an open ended item for the directors who even combined with others wouldn't make an appropriate checklist item?

For example - The Babadook is Jennifer Kent's only horror movie (she previously directed, for example, a sequel to Babe - the pig kid movie), The Neon Demon is a first horror film from acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Bronson, etc).
Added to suggestions page.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

So is Hulu now a 100% subscription based service? You can't watch films for free anymore, right?
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So is Hulu now a 100% subscription based service? You can't watch films for free anymore, right?
Guess so

http://variety.com/2016/digital/news...oo-1201832578/

You have to go to Yahoo View for the free stuff

https://view.yahoo.com/
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Word on blu-ray.com forum is that the blu-ray of Young Frankenstein may be out of print; certainly this is a title Warner will keep reissuing (especially now with Gene Wilder's passing) so this might just be a temporary but poorly timed supply lull. If Young Frankenstein is to be a subset film (for comedy crossover) interested people may want to grab a copy now while 3rd party prices are sane especially since there are no streaming options. It's currently out of stock from Amazon direct but > $6 on Marketplace and may be in $7.88 bins at Walmart. Someone mentioned it'll be showing on TCM a few times during the month.
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Originally Posted by Undeadcow
Word on blu-ray.com forum is that the blu-ray of Young Frankenstein may be out of print; certainly this is a title Warner will keep reissuing (especially now with Gene Wilder's passing) so this might just be a temporary but poorly timed supply lull. If Young Frankenstein is to be a subset film (for comedy crossover) interested people may want to grab a copy now while 3rd party prices are sane especially since there are no streaming options. It's currently out of stock from Amazon direct but > $6 on Marketplace and may be in $7.88 bins at Walmart. Someone mentioned it'll be showing on TCM a few times during the month.
Pretty sure it's out of print and not a supply lull because almost no place has it.

On the bright side, it's also part of a triple feature that's still in stock everywhere.


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